CRIME & SAFETY
TRAFFIC FATALITIES: Two-vehicle head-on crash claims the lives of two, injures one
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) shared through a press release that a two-vehicle crash on May 5 resulted in the death of two people and injured another. ALEA says the crash happened around 11:30 p.m. on Alabama 110 in Montgomery County. Both 32-year-old Jerad Swartz from Roanoke, Virginia, the […]
One person hospitalized after box truck catches fire in Salem
SALEM, Va. (WFXR)– One person was taken to a local hospital after a structure fire on Tennessee Street in Salem on Wednesday, May 8. According to Salem Fire & EMS, crews responded at 7:22 p.m. to the 1000 block of Tennessee St. on a report of a structure fire. Firefighters entered the building and found a box truck parked inside a warehouse on fire, with heavy smoke coming from the building.
Five displaced after Roanoke house fire leaves $75,000 in damages
ROANOKE, Va. – Five people were displaced after a house fire in Roanoke Friday morning, according to Roanoke Fire & EMS. Crews responded to the house in the 600 block of Churchland Road NW at around 11:15 a.m., and arrived to find smoke coming from the attic of the house.
Resident presented with award for his 'courageous actions' during a house fire: Officials
ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — The Roanoke FireEMS Department said they recognized a local resident who was presented with a Citizen's Hero Award on Thursday. The department said to join them in recognizing a local resident Jason Schaffer, who was presented with a Citizen's Hero Award by Roanoke Fire-EMS in honor of his "courageous actions" during a house fire on Huntington Blvd., on April 12.
Newport News police are looking for missing, endangered 60-year-old man
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Newport Police Department is looking for a missing, endangered man, police say. Wayne Jennings, 60, was last seen at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at a residence in the 200 block of Anne Drive. Police have considered Jennings endangered because he has a medical condition. Jennings...
Fire at Brandywine Apartment Complex in Roanoke causes $225K in damages
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The Roanoke Fire-EMS Department says the blaze that raged through the Brandywine Apartment complex on May 3 caused about $225,000 in damages. On Friday around 11:40 p.m., crews were called to the 2300 block of Winthrop Avenue SW. Upon arrival, firefighters found an apartment building in flames.
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